I'm reflecting on the parable of the talents in Matthew 25: 14-30. The Hebrew talent is a unit of weight. 1 talent would equal 34.2 kilos or 75.4 pounds. It referred mostly to the weight of silver and gold and other precious stones. In essence if you were given a talent of gold, that would mean much already. Although incidentally talents for us would mean our abilities that God has given, which is actually worth more than gold. So, each of us were given different weights of abilities or various unique key strengths that is expected to be multiplied.
How do we multiply the talents God has given us? We are all created out of his love and endowed with gifts to help build God's kingdom. Have we realized this set of special gifts, which is our key strength? How can we be more productive with the limited amount of time given to us live on this earth? Here are some suggested steps:
1. Discover the Uniqueness of Your Talent.
We are all created unique. The combination of our skills, virtues, intellect, feelings, and experience makes us distinct from the rest. Each of us have that quality that contributes distinctively from others. A way to do this is to simply list them down or ask others what is positively unique in you. Often we are not aware of this and tend to put ourselves down. The discovery of our own strength or self-awareness is an important step to improve ourselves.
2. Spend more time, money, and effort in harnessing your talent
Where does our money go? The more we invest in our talents, the more we actually increase our value. Attending workshops or even doing further study to 'professionalize' our talent will help multiply our God-given abilities. Buying books and finding the right mentor will accelerate our learning curve.
3. Build a team of loyal, differently talented, and dedicated people
We all have weaknesses that others can fill. We are created this way, so we may work as a community and live harmoniously. Building a team will increase our productivity a hundred fold. Have the eye for talent, avoid redundancy, and let your people shine by giving them work that matches their skill set.
4. Delegate work that do not match your strengths which may take up your time
Often we find ourselves doing urgent things that we can probably delegate or most probably others will be better at doing. Let us spend our time and effort on our strengths and see the excellent results.
5. Go from strength to strength.
"Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities." Mt 25:21When engaging in new and large responsibilities, there is an initial difficulty that will challenge the limits of our talents. Press on, persevere, and be consistent. Soon enough we will gain "talent muscles" that will lead us from strength to strength.
We do not easily give up out of fear and "bury our talents." Even if we fall at times, we have to resurrect and pursue our goals. At the end of our lives we wish to offer God our talents and long to hear Him say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
How do we multiply the talents God has given us? We are all created out of his love and endowed with gifts to help build God's kingdom. Have we realized this set of special gifts, which is our key strength? How can we be more productive with the limited amount of time given to us live on this earth? Here are some suggested steps:
1. Discover the Uniqueness of Your Talent.
We are all created unique. The combination of our skills, virtues, intellect, feelings, and experience makes us distinct from the rest. Each of us have that quality that contributes distinctively from others. A way to do this is to simply list them down or ask others what is positively unique in you. Often we are not aware of this and tend to put ourselves down. The discovery of our own strength or self-awareness is an important step to improve ourselves.
2. Spend more time, money, and effort in harnessing your talent
Where does our money go? The more we invest in our talents, the more we actually increase our value. Attending workshops or even doing further study to 'professionalize' our talent will help multiply our God-given abilities. Buying books and finding the right mentor will accelerate our learning curve.
3. Build a team of loyal, differently talented, and dedicated people
We all have weaknesses that others can fill. We are created this way, so we may work as a community and live harmoniously. Building a team will increase our productivity a hundred fold. Have the eye for talent, avoid redundancy, and let your people shine by giving them work that matches their skill set.
4. Delegate work that do not match your strengths which may take up your time
Often we find ourselves doing urgent things that we can probably delegate or most probably others will be better at doing. Let us spend our time and effort on our strengths and see the excellent results.
5. Go from strength to strength.
"Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities." Mt 25:21When engaging in new and large responsibilities, there is an initial difficulty that will challenge the limits of our talents. Press on, persevere, and be consistent. Soon enough we will gain "talent muscles" that will lead us from strength to strength.
We do not easily give up out of fear and "bury our talents." Even if we fall at times, we have to resurrect and pursue our goals. At the end of our lives we wish to offer God our talents and long to hear Him say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
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